DeWayne McCulley says 'Death to Diabetes'

On the recent Chandra and Charles Show, I interviewed Mr. DeWayne McCulley,an engineer who almost died of a diabetic coma when his blood sugar soared to over 1300, more than 1200 points above normal. When he left the hospital 13 days later, he was on insulin (4 injections a day), Coumadin (to break down2 major blood clots), and other drugs to stay alive. However, DeWayne was able to use his engineering and biochemistry background to reverse his diabetes in less than 4 months; and, then, because of requests from the American Diabetes Association diabetic support group, DeWayne wrote a book titled “Death to Diabetes” about his experience and how you can defeat your Type 2 diabetes. Here is some excerpts of the interview:

Charles: How did you use your engineering background to beat your diabetes? Did it help you to write such a comprehensive book about diabetes?
DeWayne: I’ve spent more than 30 years in engineering developing failure analysis models, diagnostic tools, designing and implementing product technical training programs, spent time answering technical phone calls to solve machine problems at customer sites. I was able to use my engineering skills to define operational models, failure modes & effects analysis (FMEA) models, and various flow charts to support a diabetes wellness model. And, I am now expanding the model into an overall wellness model.

Charles: How did you discover that you were a Type 2 diabetic?
DeWayne: I woke up in a semi-paralyzed state March 2002, called 911. I found out later that I had a non-ketotic hyperglycemic hyperosomolar coma, with a blood glucose level of 1337.

Charles: What were the key foods/nutrients that you ate?
DeWayne: Brussel sprouts, broccoli, spinach – green food (chlorophyll – cleansing agent); filtered water, raw vegetable juices, fish (wild salmon), beans, chicken/turkey without the skin, organic whole grains (sprouted grain bread, no wheat bread). The high quality (low glycemic, fiber-rich) vegetable, plant-based carbohydrates provide key saccharides that help to reduce the insulin resistance and cellular inflammation. The high quality fats help to keep the cells supple. The high quality protein foods don’t have the toxins from the conventional animal meats.

Charles: What were the key foods that you avoided?
DeWayne: Refined carbs: especially flour, wheat bread, grains, macaroni, white rice, potatoes, cakes, pies – these refined foods cause sustained glucose spikes. Processed foods (hydrogenated oil) – clog the insulin receptors. I also, avoided bottled juices, soda.

Charles: What are the keys to beating this disease or, at least, getting it under control?
DeWayne: Nutrition, exercise, spiritual health, knowledge/education, glucose testing, drug weaning.

Charles: What are some of these specific foods?
DeWayne: Brussel sprouts, broccoli, wild salmon, extra virgin olive oil, filtered water. These foods help to repair the cells.

Charles: Why is it so important to understand that Type 2 diabetes is more than “just high blood sugar”?
DeWayne: High blood sugar is a symptom, not the cause of the disease. If you fix the symptom, you haven’t addressed the root cause. That’s one of the reasons why diabetics will have good control for a week or so, and out of the clear blue, they’ll have a very high reading and they don’t know why.

Charles: What’s the super breakfast?
DeWayne: 1-2 cups Brussel sprouts, broccoli, or spinach; 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil (put on top of the spinach), 2 oz. baked wild salmon (or an Omega-3 organic egg), a glass of filtered water.

Charles: That’s breakfast?
DeWayne: Yes, the key is to give the body what it needs as soon as possible, first thing in the morning. Many diabetics either don’t eat breakfast or they eat a grain such as cereal for breakfast – both of these scenarios don’t help. No breakfast doesn’t provide the body any critical nutrients. A grain-based breakfast leads to excess insulin production triggering that vicious cycle I mentioned earlier.

Charles: What’s your key message?
DeWayne: You can get better control of your diabetes – at a minimum with small nutritional-based changes. And, you can tighter control, from resistance to repair, to recovery, and to reversal – the 4 R’s.

Charles: What are the 4 R 's again?
DeWayne: It’s a diabetics roadmap to health: from resistance to repair, to recovery, and finally to reversal. I define this recovery process in my book, Death to Diabetes.

Charles: Why did you feel the need to write a book?
DeWayne: I didn’t – my mother did, so did my daughter. And, when people from the ADA , from work, from the local churches, kept encouraging me to write the book, I finally gave in. I didn’t really think we needed another book about diabetes, but, my mother felt that God prepared for this moment – to help so many people who are suffering needlessly from this disease.

Charles: Why a DVD and an audio CD?
DeWayne: It's for people who don't have the time to read the book. It's also for diabetics and others with eyesight problems.

Charles: Give us 1 or 2 things that they can do to get better control of their diabetes and blood sugar?
DeWayne: Stop eating the bread, pasta, cereals, rice, and potatoes – replace them with green vegetables and other bright-colored vegetables. Exercise every day, even if it’s only 5-10 minutes – consistency is the key, not intensity. And read more – educate yourself – knowledge is power.

Charles: How can my listeners obtain more information?
DeWayne: Go to my website – it’s the same name as my book Death to Diabetes -- http://www.deathtodiabetes.com/ for information or to contact me via email or my business address. Or, attend one of my workshops if they live near the Rochester , Upstate NY area. In the meantime, I am developing a diabetes training kit, based on my workshop – it will contain a couple DVDs, job aids, workbook, and other wellness information.

Check out the rest of the interview on InternetVoicesRadio.com!